Accumulated hypertension burden on atrial fibrillation risk in diabetes mellitus: a nationwide population study



Choi, JungMin, Lee, So-Ryoung, Choi, Eue-Keun, Lee, HuiJin, Han, MinJu, Ahn, Hyo-Jeong, Kwon, Soonil, Lee, Seung-Woo, Han, Kyung-Do, Oh, Seil
et al (show 1 more authors) (2023) Accumulated hypertension burden on atrial fibrillation risk in diabetes mellitus: a nationwide population study. CARDIOVASCULAR DIABETOLOGY, 22 (1). 12-.

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Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Patients with diabetes mellitus have an increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF). The effect of accumulated hypertension burden is a less well-known modifiable risk factor. We explored the relationship between accumulated hypertension burden and incident AF in these patients.<h4>Methods</h4>We evaluated data for 526,384 patients with diabetes who underwent three consecutive health examinations, between 2009 and 2012, from the Korean National Health Insurance Service. Hypertension burden was calculated by assigning points to each stage of hypertension in each health examination: 1 for stage 1 hypertension (systolic blood pressure [SBP] 130-139 mmHg; diastolic blood pressure [DBP] 80-89 mmHg); 2 for stage 2 (SBP 140-159 mmHg and DBP 90-99 mmHg); and 3 for stage 3 (SBP ≥ 160 mmHg or DBP ≥ 100 mmHg). Patients were categorized into 10 hypertensive burden groups (0-9). Groups 1-9 were then clustered into 1-3, 4-6, and 7-9.<h4>Results</h4>During a mean follow-up duration of 6.7 ± 1.7 years, AF was newly diagnosed in 18,561 (3.5%) patients. Compared to patients with hypertension burden 0, those with burden 1 to 9 showed a progressively increasing risk of incident AF: 6%, 11%, 16%, 24%, 28%, 41%, 46%, 57%, and 67% respectively. Clusters 1-3, 4-6, and 7-9 showed increased risks by 10%, 26%, and 45%, respectively, when compared to a hypertension burden of 0.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Accumulated hypertension burden was associated with an increased risk of incident AF in patients with diabetes. Strict BP control should be emphasized for these patients.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Atrial fibrillation, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, Hypertension, Cardiovascular complications
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Life Courses and Medical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 07 Jul 2023 14:58
Last Modified: 07 Jul 2023 14:58
DOI: 10.1186/s12933-023-01736-4
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3171557